Legislation aimed are banning trans women and girls from participating in school athletic competitions designated for female athletes failed to advance in the U.S. Senate on Monday night.
Democrats stood united against an issue that Republicans leveraged in last year’s elections, according to an Associated Press report. A test vote on the bill failed to gain the 60 votes needed to advance in the chamber.
The bill sought to determine Title IX protections “based solely on a person’s reproductive biology and genetics at birth.”
President Donald Trump signed an executive order last month barring trans women and girls from participating in sports.